If $35 (amazon) got me a game I enjoyed for a few days, I would get it.. I've payed more money for games that lasted less time, and I still enjoyed them through and through.

I actually enjoy the occasional nice, non-overpriced game that I can finish and enjoy and then shelve. Replayability is cool but why should I play WCIII for 2yrs straight when I can play a variety of games to explore the worlds and lore imagined and designed by multiple game creators? I'm very eager to try out Demigod personally.

-------------------The further back you can look, the farther ahead you can see. <paraphrased>- Winston Churchill

Don't forget about the problem they have with duplicate serial numbers from retail locations. It's not just one retailer but a few confirmed. Many are having their little hearts broken because their serial numbers don't work. Just check out their support site.

Anyway, back to building a Rook out of LEGO. The legs are done, now it's time for a torso and then comes the tricky job of building some arms.

Cheers,Adrian

SuWEET!!! I dig building LEGO's myself and just recently picked it back up with my step-son. I don't have that many pieces yet, or the skills.......but I'm working on it!!!

Great review Lydia! Sounds like you thoroughly enjoyed the game. Personally I enjoy a good story along with my game so would take the lack of having a campaign mode into factor before purchasing. BUT it's better to play a game that doesn't have a story rushed into place either, so it might work well in this sense.

I broke down and got Killzone 2 coming to me in the mail, so will be a while before I get any free time enough for this game.

Lol, these days I rarely finish games myself, in point of fact, some games I play for like a couple/few days, then go off to others. I don't usually regret purchases either....I can always come back to the game if I feel like it.

Case in point, offhand, here are some recent(some are recent~ish) purchases I've yet to play much:

Crysis SEThe WitcherSoul Calibur IV - Not played in several daysSeveral PSN games (Including Super Stardust HD) that I've hardly played....Granted, I got them free, but still...Several others I can't think of, I think.

Also, Mass Effect, I got it months ago, but I haven't even played it yet >_> I also got Fallout III when it came out, I played it for a week or two, and that's it....I still have a long way to go.

9 out of 10 games I get, especially in recent years, I don't finish....Poor attention span, I think >_>

Not playing a game much doesn't mean you can't get a good deal of enjoyment out of it, after all. Usually when I don't finish games, or only play them for a few days, I still get 10+ hours of enjoyment out of them at least (when I get a game and start playing it seriously, it is usually for hours at a time, and usually several multi-hour stretches).

Thanks, not too bad, still cheaper than new Console games XD Think it'll be around for a while? It is Collector's edition, not limited edition after all? Anyhow, since I'm a Canadian resident, it'll probably be a few bucks more for me though (Maybe $59.99 or something?)

Don't forget about the problem they have with duplicate serial numbers from retail locations. It's not just one retailer but a few confirmed. Many are having their little hearts broken because their serial numbers don't work. Just check out their support site.

Link? Googled it and found like, ONE person on the GameSpot forums who had trouble with the serial key. But the issue you bring up actually occurs regularly for games that use serial keys for authentication, and you can't judge a game based on that sort of error.Go check out some of the torrent or hack sites, and you'll see pirates snickering over how easy it was to crack Demigod.Them them, if you need to blame SOMEONE.

For tallteen...I'm sure they will have the Collector's Edition around for some time.And I'm afraid I wouldn't know about the Canadian price, heh.

FYI - the joints all work (although I want another piece to give the arms more mobility) and, if you go around to the back, you'll see a 'wee window looking into the center torso where a figure lays in rest.

Just to keep up with the news, we have released an update for Demigod this week that made some drastic improvements to the MP. There will be another update coming, and server-side work is still being done. There are a ton of games online, and I will be playing later on.

Impulse name: Island Dog

To address the post about serial numbers, there is an issue with a portion of them, but getting them sorted out with a new serial has been ongoing.

FYI - the joints all work (although I want another piece to give the arms more mobility) and, if you go around to the back, you'll see a 'wee window looking into the center torso where a figure lays in rest.

I played this the other day at a friends place for a couple hours. I was looking forward to this game and after reading our review and seeing it get a 10/10 gave me high hopes. Unfortunately, after playing through the tournament mode and a couple quick matches I was very disappointed. Personally, I wouldn't give this a 10/10. Perhaps a couple hours of playing doesn't do it enough justice but it was enough to leave a bland taste in my mouth. I'd play it again but not willingly when I have other games I get more satisfaction from.

Based on what I played the tournament mode was out of 8 games and halfway through I kept thinking "when will this be over?". As someone else mentioned there's really nothing inspiring about the maps, it's all flat ground and it doesn't present any sort of strategy, you just head over to where there's action. I also found it ridiculous that you had to go all the way back to your base just to buy items and upgrades. Playing as the Rook and how slow he walks getting back to base is a huge PITA. I'd often find myself getting killed on purpose just so I could get back to base to buy stuff. I didn't want to use a teleporter spell to get back to base because they aren't too cheap in the beginning when you first start the match. Even later in the match it was cheaper to die than to use two teleporters to get back to base and then back into action. There's also no real strategy aspect in which skill tree to go with because by the time you hit level 20 you can pretty much have everything useful.

I'm wondering, did anybody get a different figurine? Or does everybody get that big golem guy?

Anyhow, I have the Special Edition, listing to the OST now. I don't want to rip it just yet, since there is currently 'no information'.

Hopefully next week or so, MS will have updated their list of albums to include this (one would hope, since it is a 'games for windows' release).

Will be trying the game after neoseeking for a while ^_^

Also, expect gameplay videos on my youtube (user KageNoAku).

Edit: Tried it, suck at it, probably won't play it much (it isn't all that interesting). Darn you RabidChinaGirl, your 10/10 is misleading! It's alright, but seriously, the battles aren't that interesting. I haven't tried online, but if I'm that 'meh' about single player, i doubt I'll enjoy online much (I'd get owned, to be sure).

I'm currently encoding a video. Going to upload it tonight (would upload it sooner, but uploading tends to screw up the upstair's connection).

The reviews thus far have all said "great game, multiplayer broken". It is terribly unfortunate that the reviewers have little to no experience in the AoS type of gameplay (yes, not DotA, that's just the most popular branding of an AoS game). The review here is probably the worst case. Is it that troubling to ask for a reviewer with experience in the genre rather than someone without?

I have played DotA Allstars both competitively and recreationally and it was obvious that this game was the next game to catch my eye. And boy did it.

This game is beautiful graphically. Character models are incredible, animations flow well, spells look as if they are truly cast by demigods, and all this with little frame rate drop on a mediocre machine. Keep in mind though, this game looks absolutely amazing in all high settings, just average in medium settings. Graphics: 9.5

The sound, is....average. The music is quite epic and the announcer does add an aire of grandness to the game. However, you hear him shout out "double smite!" or "Ram-paging!"(its not even spoken correctly!) and can't help but go "wow, that is pretty cheesy and lame". What this cheesy-lameness (yes if Stardock can put together two random words, than so can I) creates is a game trying to knock off the announcer in the actual DotA Allstars WC3 game, but doing a very bad job at it. Sound: 6.5

The big decider is how good is gameplay. Anyone who says this game is "deep" is definitely a casual player who has never really gotten into Defense of the Ancients.

Deep? 8 characters?

Deep? Sure they have trees, but they're bound to 4 active spells maximum.

Deep? Items are put into slots, and you buy better items in "special shops". If this itemization system is complex, I would hate for any of these reviewers to play DotA. They would be confused by just the sheer amount of items, let alone the combinations to create more powerful ones.

Deep? You go in, attack other "demigods" to keep them at bay, focus fire, and shoot at towers. Again, if any of the reviewers played DotA, they would know this game is simple without last hits, denies, and jungling.

So lets get this straight guys. If you are new to this style of game, never played DotA, yes, it is fun. It is fun to see highly detailed monsters level up and destroy other monsters. It is fun to watch yourself completely roll over competitors. But keep in mind that this is a VERY simplistic game. Use this only as an introduction to the genre, as it takes everything that made AoS games difficult and cuts it out, leaving only the fatty parts.

What does this mean? It means this game will never be competitive. This game will not have the effect of Counter-strike or DotA. What this means is that the multiplayer base will probably die within a year or so.

Gameplay 6.0

All issues aside, the game is fun, and is targeted at newcomers to the genre. This game is a great introduction to the genre. But if I were you, I would wait for League of Legends.